Review Date: 6/16/2009

Prior to reading this book I have read all but the newest J.R. Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood series, as well as some of Sherrilyn Kenyon's books. I normally do not enjoy anthologies as much as full length novels because the stories are generally underdeveloped. Perhaps it is trouble to combine a limited page requirement with fantasy novels, because they are generally more confusing and require a lot of set up.
Kenyon's book: If you are an avid reader of her series, then you will have no trouble with the terms she throws around. I, on the other hand, had forgotten who was what race/ why these people hated these, etc. It was confusing at first, but I was able to follow later on. The characters had some substance, but the plot could have been carried further.
Ward's book: Normally I expect the male character to be the dominant Alpha-male in Ward's books. However, in the situation that this vampire is in, the female plays the more "aggressive" role. It was a bit off putting, but I wasn't overly perturbed. Also, Ward did not tie up some loose ends, and it made me wonder about some of the specifics of why? how? for what reason? I still enjoyed this book. If you swap for this novel, I think that Ward redeems some of the others that are to follow.
Squires: Eh. This novel was kind of silly in a way, and wasn't very strong. I thought it was odd that they described her first as a ghost, when they also say she is draws your blood. C'mon villagers, put the two together! It was kind of stupid that the male stubbornly wanted to take revenge even after 15 years or so- he just could not let that go. I did not hate this book, however it wasn't particularly memorable.
Love: This was probably the worst of them all. I found the story to be confusing and contrived. The characters held no appeal to me, and I did not finish this one, despite having read about half of the story.

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Review Date: 12/26/2008

Helpful Score: 1

Great start to a series of books surrounding four women who solve murder cases. This book was engaging and was a quick read, I felt like the plot moved smoothly and kept me guessing the identity of the murderer. Not my first Patterson book, and will not be my last!

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Review Date: 12/11/2010

Great story, I had seen these books everywhere and was interested in reading them because they got so much attention. The story starts off a bit slow in the beginning, and really starts to pick up about halfway through the book. Characters are engaging and it's got the promise of continuing to the next in the series.

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Review Date: 5/2/2009

Helpful Score: 1

I read the 2nd book in this series first, followed by the 3rd and then this book (have not been able to get a copy of the first Darkness Chosen book yet). Because this is the last book, Dodd has to wrap up the whole family-feud/war... and somehow Doug and Firebird's story gets cheated. I liked the two main characters, but they didn't get as much time together, and we didn't really see them interact as much as the other Wilders did in the previous books.
This is a good book to read if you want to finish the series, but you might be slightly disappointed should you compare it to the others.

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Review Date: 1/2/2009

Helpful Score: 1

Lisa Kleypas continues her Wallflowers series with Lillian and Marcus's story. Lillian is refreshing, and gives the reader a new perspective on British aristocracy. I enjoyed how Kleypas gave her characters more personality and unique qualities; I didn't feel as if I was reading the same formulaic romance over again. The book is a pretty good read, although I did not particularly care for the ending. I know it should come off as: damsel in distress, and hero is coming to save the day! However, I felt that the story took off into a different direction making St. Vincent look undesirable (not a good thing, especially since Kleypas pairs him with another Wallflower in her next book).
Overall impression: good, kind of different because the heroine is not a typical English rose, but has unnecessary obstacles.

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Review Date: 4/20/2009

Such a cute story! Nobody's Baby But Mine is one of the Chicago Stars series. Jane is too smart for her own good, and upon her birthday decides that her biological clock is ticking. She wants a baby, but with a dumb jock so that her baby won't be bullied for being too smart as she was. Cal is one of the Chicago Stars players and gets a "gift" from his teammates: Jane. These two opposites attract, and SEP continues to wow the readers with another witty romance.

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Review Date: 1/14/2014

Helpful Score: 1

Yes, although I admit that there was a bit of a cliche in the plot, I did enjoy this book by Sarah MacLean. This is my first book that I've read by her, and I like that there was some humor in her writing, and some sensual tension that kept the book from getting stale. I don't see how "spectacles" have to make a person a bluestocking, and some of the bone references got old. There were some frustrating bits to the book- for example, the reader never gets to see how Cross' relationship with his family is resolved, and some of the actions that drag the book along- hero could have made better decisions that would have made more sense. But overall, a solid read, intrigued to read more from this author

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Review Date: 4/20/2009

This was my first SEP book, and I fell in love with the book. One of the Chicago Stars series, This Heart of Mine follows Molly Summerville and Kevin Tucker's story. I found this book funny, captivating, and endearing; Susan Elizabeth Phillips is great because her characters are real, funny, and will charm the reader like no other author.

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